Environmental Justice Network Ireland
Budget
€238,413
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
7
1.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Environmental Justice Network Ireland (EJNI) is a community of practice connecting interdisciplinary academic researchers, NGOs, regulatory staff, environmental lawyers, representatives from industry and government with community activists and the ‘barefoot lawyers and planners’ who have emerged over the last decade on the island of Ireland in response to serious environmental governance failures. EJNI’s aim is to support communities and individuals that are engaged in both promoting environmental justice and challenging environmental injustice through enhancing knowledge about complex environmental and legal issues that exist on the island of Ireland and across Europe.
EU Legislative Interests
Fit for 55 Package Nature Restoration Regulation Climate Change: The EU Green Deal The EU Green Industrial Policy RePower EU Just Transition Mechanism & Territorial Strategies The Governance Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 Aarhus Convention rights in EU Law and Policy including: The Aarhus Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 & Commission Decision (EU) 2023/748 The Access to Environmental Information Directive (2003/4/EC) Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making - Directive 2003/35/EC Regulation 1049/2001 on the right of access to documents Whistleblower protection/Environmental Defenders State Aid & Environmental Compliance Anti-SLAPP Directive Human Rights - The Charter of Fundamental Rights Rule of Law Misc: IED AAQ Nature Restoration RED III Brexit & Environment
Communication Activities
- Briefing Paper: The EU's Social Climate Fund and Social Climate Plan - Implications for Ireland, Alison Hough and Catherine Devitt, 01.02.2025 https://ejni.net/publications/the-eus-social-climate-fund-and-social-climate-plan-implications-for-ireland/ - Briefing Paper: Participation in Ireland NGO representative meeting with the Rule of Law team as part of the 2025 Reporting Cycle, Alison Hough, 12.02.2025 - Presentation: Water Justice and the EU: The Water Framework Directive and Access to Justice, Alison Hough, at the Sixteenth Taskforce on Access to Justice to the Aarhus Convention, Geneva, 18.02.2025, https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2025-03/16TFAJ_18Feb_am_2b_AJ_water_6_EJNI_AH.pdf - Access to Justice and Emerging Technologies: EU Digitalization and Justice initiatives and case studies on AI, Alison Hough, at the Sixteenth Taskforce on Access to Justice to the Aarhus Convention, Geneva, 19.02.2025, https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2025-03/16TFAJ_19Feb_pm_4AJTools_b_EJustic_2_EJNI_AH.pdf - Statement: EU's Poor Performance on Public Participation, Alison Hough 02.07.2025, at the Twenty Ninth Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, Geneva. https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/WGP29_Speakers_List_Aarhus_ECO%20Forum%20Statements%20Final%2027082025%20V2.pdf - Briefing Paper: Public Participation in Ireland's Social Climate Plan, Alison Hough 04.03.2025 https://ejni.net/publications/public-participation-and-irelands-social-climate-plan/ - EJNI Webinar "Shaping a Fair and Inclusive Social Climate Plan for Ireland" 20.03.2025 - Email campaign to all Irish MEPs to highlight our report on Just Transition Policy, 05.06.2025 - Briefing Paper: The EU’s Social Climate Fund and Social Climate Plan: Implications for Ireland, Catherine Devitt 14.03.2025 - Meeting with Lynn Boylan online to discuss Just Transition Policy & Brexit divergence issues, 28.03.2025 - Research and Analysis on a Just and Fair Transition, Caitlin McIlhennon and Shea Anderson 08.04.2025 https://ejni.net/publications/research-and-analysis-on-a-just-and-fair-transition/ - What Ireland's Social Climate Plan must include: Six key priorities Catherine Devitt 14.05.2025 https://ejni.net/publications/what-irelands-social-climate-plan-must-include-six-key-priorities/ - Briefing Paper: Mapping just transition legal obligations on the island of Ireland, Orla Kelleher 15.05.2025 https://ejni.net/publications/mapping-just-transition-legal-obligations-on-the-island-of-ireland/ - Briefing: The EU’s 2040 climate target: unlocking the full potential of a decarbonised economy, energy security, energy independence and a Paris Agreement compatible pathway to net-zero, Alison Hough 03.06.2025 - Briefing Paper: Mapping just transition initiatives on the island of Ireland Caitlin McIlhennon, 08.08.2025 https://ejni.net/publications/mapping-just-transition-initiatives-on-the-island-of-ireland/ - Online meeting facilitated by REScoop.eu (European federation of energy communities) with representatives of DG Environment and DG Employment to give update on Ireland's National Social Climate Plan on 12.09.2025 A full list of briefing papers on a range of topics can be seen at www.ejni.net
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Collaborative Partners: EEB https://eeb.org/ CAN Europe https://caneurope.org/ CLM https://communitylawandmediation.ie/
Organisation Members
Steering Group: https://ejni.net/about/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.